Patents Assigned to Heartland Rigs International, LLC
  • Interchangeable coiled tubing support block and method of use
    Patent number: 6672394
    Abstract: The present invention includes an interchangeable coil tubing support block that provides a means for quickly adapting a wheel system for wheel-type coiled tubing injectors for a wide variety of tubing sizes. In addition, the present invention provides a light weight, robust, and wear resistant means of contacting and fully supporting the tubing while it is being injected into and withdrawn from a well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Heartland Rigs International, LLC
    Inventor: Mike Neal
  • Arrangement for self-elevating drilling rig
    Publication number: 20030172599
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an arrangement for a drilling rig and a process for erecting, disassembling, and laterally moving the drilling rig. In particular, the present invention is directed to an arrangement which permits moving the drilling rig to a closely spaced nearby well following the completion of one or more previous adjacent wells without disassembling the entire structure. Further, the present invention is directed to an arrangement that facilitates the rapid erection and later disassembly of a drilling rig.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: Heartland Rig International, LLC
    Inventor: Shelby Frink
  • Coiled tubing level wind system
    Publication number: 20030006034
    Abstract: The level winding system described has a storage reel, a knuckle boom and a roller guide head for control the winding and unwinding of coiled tubing from the storage reel. The knuckle boom has a crane attached to a rotatable, elevatable, and extendible boom with an attached roller guide head. The described level winding system is easy to control, robust, very adaptable to different rig geometries and tubing sizes, and easy to maintain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Applicant: Heartland Rig International, LLC
    Inventor: Mike Neal